Taxation in Colonial AmericaTaxation in Colonial America examines life in the thirteen original American colonies through the revealing lens of the taxes levied on and by the colonists. Spanning the turbulent years from the founding of the Jamestown settlement to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Alvin Rabushka provides the definitive history of taxation in the colonial era, and sets it against the backdrop of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval in the colonies and Europe. |
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... Revenue (Excluding Direct Taxes), 1690–1695 and 1698–1709 14.3. Pennsylvania Intercolonial Duty on Tobacco Exports ... Revenue and Provincial Tax Revenue, 1729–1740 Part IV: Appendix A. Per Capita Taxes in the American Colonies, 1739 381 ...
... Revenue, 1763–1775 25.2. Sugar Act of 1764 Revenues, 1765–1774 25.3. Stamp Act of 1765: Consignments, Cash, Returns, and Balances 25.4. Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act, and Navigation Act Revenues, 1765–1774 25.5. American Tea ...
... revenue in Georgia are extant from the beginning of royal administration in 1754. Numerous persons were responsible for collecting revenue. Sheriffs and town or county collectors were tasked with assessing and collecting provincial ...
... revenue was used to redeem bills of credit or meet the expenses of civil administration. Bills of credit received in mortgage payments, interest, or taxes were often reloaned or spent, rather than burned. Some sources of revenue were ...
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Contents
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Turmoil in EnglandGrowth in the Colonies 16071688 | 65 |
War in EuropeOpportunity in the Colonies 16881714 | 271 |
Salutary Neglect in the Colonies 17141739 | 441 |
War Debt Money and Taxes Prelude to Imperial Intervention 17391763 | 559 |
An American Tax 17631775 | 713 |
CONCLUSION | 865 |
APPENDIX | 871 |
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INDEX | 915 |